St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25
ST. PAUL'S
Promising Infant, No tn st. Paul
"A farm in May. a City in De-
nnFnhar,

"A Farm in May. a City in De-
cember.
1t is a common thing nowadays to
hear of towns built in a day." But
every one who has seen such trans
formations take place has his own ideas
i'll regard to them, and would hardly adj
nit that these magical settlements could
really be called tow . North St. Paul,
however, furnishes an illustration of
what may be done with money, brains
and energy in six months; and there is
nothing at all magical about it. Last
spring a company with such men as
Capt. Ii. A. Castle, Lane X. Stone, w.
S. Morton, Frederick DriscOll and
others purchased 700 acres of the
Silver Lake farm from Capt. Castle, and
laid the foundation for good-siZed
town. Very soon did it begin TO appear
in fact, it grew so rapidly that its
founders could scarcely handle the vast
amount of business created by their en-
terpriSe. In few months the North
st. Paul Land company began to realize
what future was in store for the new
city, and laid further plans accordingly;
not, however, on a narrOw-minded,
selfish basis such as characterized
the building of portion of st.
Paul proper, but with view
to the establishment of factories; the
erection of fine residences and SubStan-
tial dwellings for working men, and
creditable brick structures for the re-
tail trade. Inducements were offered
that any but far-seeing, progressive men
would consider fool hardy. The result
of this liberal policy is seen to-day In
thriving little city whose buildings rep
resent an outlay of over 5000, 200, and
Ntrhn hnS hn ina
fair to exceed this figure. Yet, six or
seven months ago there was nothing
here but a farmi Surely, men with
money can accomplish wonders. So
much has been written about the place
in the papers, giving statistics and
making estimates of future growth, that
it is hardly necessary to detail the bust
ness interests here. All articles on the
the subject have termed the birth and
growth of North st. Paul phenomenal,
but the town had no sensational origin.
Though it may seem marvellous to any
one not acquainted with the facts-and
indeed, the case has no parallel in his
tory-it simply shows that some one
recognized the advantages such a town
would have, and proceeded at once
and best way few level heads could
devise, and the monument to their
money and brains is clean, bright,
thrifty young city of 1,500 people.
Towns have sprung into existence be-
fore now, where more people were
massed together in even less time; but
they were drawn there by sensational
stories of sudden wealth, and the
houses they built, if they built any,
were of the rudest and cheapest. North
st. Paurs buildings are all substantial,
and the place has not the appearance,
in any respect save lis newness of
Western BOOM town. Eastern cap
ltal has contributed but little toward its
success; the town was laid out and
built by st. Paul men, and principally
with st. Paul money. The Wisconsin
Central railrkad has aided greatly in
the work and promises to do much more
the coming year. A weekly newspaper.
the Sentinel, shows a healthy social and
business activity in its local and adver-
Using columns. Hotels with modern
cOnvenienceS offer excellent accOmmo-
datiOnS to travellers. One company has
built eighty-Seven neat, comfortable
cottages, which are nearly all occupied
by employees of the factories. There
are six churches. $1,000 school house
and three railway stations, one of which
cost $1,000. The streets are graded, side
walks built and other important i'm
prOvements of public nature made, so
that altogether the place is very desIr-
able for a residence. Frequent motor
trains run to and from st. Paul. making
the trip in few minutes. Everything
considered, ii is not at all unlikely that
North st. Paul will double in size and
population next year, and its present
fifteen factories be the nucleus of the
future great manufacturing center of
the Northwest.